diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/site/DistCheckSiteMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/site/DistCheckSiteMojo.java
index 3108c75..6fed550 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/site/DistCheckSiteMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/site/DistCheckSiteMojo.java
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@
     @Parameter( property = "screenshot", defaultValue = "false" )
     protected boolean screenShot;
     
-    private static final String MAVEN_SITE = "http://maven.apache.org";
-
     /**
      * Http status ok code.
      */
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@
 
     private String getSimplifiedUrl( String url )
     {
-        return url.replace( MAVEN_SITE, "http://m.a.o" );
+        return url.replace( "://maven.apache.org", "://m.a.o" );
     }
 
     private void checkSite( ConfigurationLineInfo cli, String version )